Lead role in programming and management of annual project The Nest by Al Riwaq Art Space. The Nest is a month long festival that fully activates block 338 Adliya by way of site specific public art commissions, a public programme of talks and workshops, film and music, and a weekend artisanal market. [website]

CO-FOUNDER & CO-DIRECTOR, GREEN CARAVAN FILM FESTIVAL 2009-PRESENT

A traveling film festival specialising in the showcasing and promotion of social, environmental and Middle Eastern films. Established and headquartered in Kuwait City, with previous and ongoing iterations in Dubai, Bahrain, Doha, London and Kuwait. [website]

PRODUCTION MANAGER, SABAB THEATRE, KUWAIT — 2016

Production Manager on the Middle East premiere of internationally acclaimed Kuwaiti writer and director Sulayman Al Bassam’s new touring work In the Eruptive Mode: Voices from the Hijacked Spring.

GUEST CURATOR, NOUR FESTIVAL, LONDON UK — 2015

Curated the Contemporary Gulf Cuisine event, which showcased the creative culinary work of two leading female chefs from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, as part of Nour Festival’s programme of Middle Eastern Arts and Culture.

ENTREPRENEUR IN RESIDENCE, GOLDSMITHS COLLEGE — 2014-2016

Retained and sponsored by Goldsmiths College for two consecutive years to work on independent cultural projects, with main project being the establishment of an offshoot of the Green Caravan Film Festival in the UK.

PREVIOUS WORK

PRODUCER, FUTURE SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL, KUWAIT — 2012

Produced two editions of the ‘biggest pop-up film festival in the world’ showcasing the best international short films.

FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER, MUKAN CAFE, KUWAIT 2004-2010

Established and ran the daily operations of local, independent cafe with in-house arts and film programming. Hub for young artists, students, journalists and activists.

PUBLIC RELATIONS & MARKETING, THE MOSAIC ROOMS, LONDON 2013

Three month work assignment at the leading UK gallery for Middle Eastern arts, the Mosaic Rooms in London.

A hybrid company working for environmental and social progress in Kuwait and the Gulf region, creators of Green Caravan Film Festival.Winner - Environment Award, Arabian Business Achievement Awards 2010